The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-09-22

10000 to &C. $50 fully clothed, armed
and equipped. The members OF the re-
serve are of fine physique. The cavalry
have a good pace, but the men lack
firm seat, many having been thrown.
The officers were somewhat bothered in
! handling larger body of men than
they were accustomed to. The artillery
/ movements were sluggish. Altogether,
| however, the experiment inspires conf
dence in the army, the Southern Corps
not being regarded as the best. AT the
conclusion OF sham fight to-day Gen
eral Ferron conferred upon General
| Clement the decoration of Commander
of the Legion of Honor.
NJ Ferron, Minister of War, attended
a banquet given by the officers Of the
! Seventeenth Army Corps last night. He
| offered a toast in honor of the corps,
which was the one selected for the ex-
| pertinent in the mobilization of the
! troops, and lauded the zeal of the city
| officials and the devotion OF the people,
| from whom, he said, any sacrifice might
be asked when the interests of France
were involved. The experience gained
| by the mobilization of the corps had
dispelled the doubt depressing the ma
| ton and had given Parliament and the
country a feeling of confidence which
| they did not possess before mobilization.
WASHINGTON, September 9Th The
| following telegram has been received at
| the War Department from Major
Terry: General Crook telegraphs from
Rawlins, Wy. T., on the Sd instant, ac-
knowledging the receipt of telegram
from these headquarters which conveyed
to him instructions of the acting Secre-
tary of War regarding the removal of I'M
! authorized persons on the Uintan and
necessary action taken. The Utes are
all on the reservation and everything is
quiet for the present"
General orders have been issued by the
War Department proclaiming, by author
ity of the President, tract of land within
the limits of The Uintah Indian Reserva-
ton military reservation for the post of
Duchesne.
WASHINGTON, September 9TH. 1t is
said that Ex-Governor James D. Porter
OF Tennessee has rendered his resignation
to the President as First Assistant Secre-
tary of State. The intention of Governor
Porter to take this step has been the sub
ject of more or less speculation in diplo-
fio oi1 al fo,. s-ov-o,.,,1
is assigned for the Governors unexpected
action in this matter, except that the du-
ties of the position are not congenial, and
that possibly the relations between him
self and Mr.. Bayard have grown trife
strained. Assistant Secretary of State
Porter said to-day that there had beenno
disagreement of any kind, but that he
had contemplated resigning for some time
on account of the health of his wife, but,
while he has had the matter under con-
sideration for several weeks, he had not
yet, he said, come to any determination.
MONTREAL, September 8th-The I'M
periaI Government is determined to very
materially increase the strength of the
Notifications here. new battery is
being built on McNab island to mount
four ten-inch fifty Founders. capable of
carrying six miles. York redoubt, which
was always considered the strongest for
tifcation in America, was during the
jubilee sham battle proven to be de-
ficient, as war vessels can pass it going
up into the harbor. A new port is to
be constructed to rectify this defect. 1t |
will mount two eighty-ton guns. The
cost of the Improvements will be ST.
100000.